Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:23:25 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] puppeteering masks


Hello all,

    I am wondering if anyone knows of any resources or methods of building
puppeteering masks, as in masks worn by puppeteers to conceal their
identities. Specifically not unlike one worn by Bunraku operators
http://www.dbr.nu/yunchtime/misc/osaka_bunraku.jpg
    I've made similar masks myself before, but I've had problems with heat
and the obscuring of vision (as my own puppet plays tend to take place in
low light settings). The materials I used before were burlap (quite hot,
though I could still see oddly enough. The texture was perfect for the
atmosphere of the play), and a cloth (can't quite remember the name of the
material - it was some time ago) that tended to cling a little too tightly
to my face when I started to sweat.
     Any thoughts?

thanks sincerely!

Alexander



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